Are East African countries sustainable? Comparative analysis of two composite indicators

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Are East African countries sustainable? Comparative analysis of two composite indicators

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This chapter assesses the extent to which the development of five East African countries is sustainable. It starts with an overview of the concepts and measurement of sustainability, focusing on composite indicators. The main part of the chapter presents an analysis of two composite indicators (Adjusted Net Savings and Ecological Footprint) as applied to five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda). For each of the two indicators, we provide a short overview of the concept, a critique and an analysis of the results and policy implications. The results show that only one of the countries is unsustainable in Adjusted Net Savings, while the Ecological Footprint shows either all five countries as sustainable or all five as unsustainable, depending on the interpretation of bio-capacity. Since the indicators lead to different conclusions on countries' sustainabilty, we analyse the implications and discuss to what extent these indicators can be used for assesing country sustainability.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Are East African countries sustainable? Comparative analysis of two composite indicators

Popis výsledku anglicky

This chapter assesses the extent to which the development of five East African countries is sustainable. It starts with an overview of the concepts and measurement of sustainability, focusing on composite indicators. The main part of the chapter presents an analysis of two composite indicators (Adjusted Net Savings and Ecological Footprint) as applied to five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda). For each of the two indicators, we provide a short overview of the concept, a critique and an analysis of the results and policy implications. The results show that only one of the countries is unsustainable in Adjusted Net Savings, while the Ecological Footprint shows either all five countries as sustainable or all five as unsustainable, depending on the interpretation of bio-capacity. Since the indicators lead to different conclusions on countries' sustainabilty, we analyse the implications and discuss to what extent these indicators can be used for assesing country sustainability.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

AH - Ekonomie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Economic integration, currency union, and sustainable and inclusive growth in East Africa

ISBN

978-3-319-30431-1

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

151-170

Počet stran knihy

232

Název nakladatele

Springer Iinternational Publishing

Místo vydání

Heidelberg

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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